August 31st, 2016
By Faye Seidler
fayeseidler@gmail.com
I’d like to welcome everyone to a new school year! I’m sure every student out there has been blasted with more stimulus and information than any human can rightly handle, but if you’re under the LGBTQ+ umbrella, let me answer some common questions about the Fargo–Moorhead area!
What are some safe places to have fun in town for LGBTQ+ individuals?
The Pride Center and the college campuses all put on events year-round that are safe and inclusive…
August 31st, 2016
By Ben Haugmo
benhaugmo@yahoo.com
We often take for granted how much potential our smartphones possess. It’s easy to forget that our pocket-sized bricks of plastic and circuitry surpass much of the computer technology of the past. Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku has said that the power of a smartphone today outmatches that of computers used by NASA during the first lunar launch. That was in 1969, almost fifty years ago, but it’s still a pretty big leap. The devices we use to browse…
August 31st, 2016
You’re in college now -- but how do you get around? Buses, bikes, taxis, and bicycles are all ways to move around in town without having to drive a car. Whether it be getting to work, school, shopping, entertainment, or getting home safely after downtown fun, it’s important to know your options.
MATBUS
There is a no-cost transportation option for most area college students for the city bus service MATBUS. NDSU, MSUM, MState, Concordia, and NDSCS pay a fee to MATBUS that allows…
August 24th, 2016
By Tessa Torgeson
tessa.torgeson@gmail.com
Fargo-Moorhead residents often flock to in Minnesota for weekend getaways to lake cabins, the North Shore of Lake Superior nestled in the Duluth area, or to Minneapolis St. Paul. Meanwhile the glistening gems of North Dakota often remain hidden. I desired to explore a quiet, yet affordable outdoor adventure in my home state.
Admittedly, I was skeptical about ND parks and tourist attractions after leaving Portland, which was part of the…
August 24th, 2016
By Chuck Solly
Some new tech from http://www.extremetech.com. Not all new tech will reach the street or your computer room but this one evidently has:
New Audis will tell you when the next traffic light will turn green. Audi’s new Traffic Light Information gives drivers a countdown until the light turns green. It lets you maximize the 15 to 120 seconds while you’re stopped. The car gets an accurate signal via its telematics module and displays the time-to-green in the…
August 17th, 2016
By Chuck Solley
rcsolly@gmail.com
(row´ter) (n.) A router is a devicethat forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP's network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect.
Got that! That is my Geek Speak definition of the week. In terms we can all understand, the internet is the first WAN or Wide Area Network and your computer is the LAN or Local Area Network. The…
August 17th, 2016
By Faye Seidler
fayeseidler@gmail.com
The question I get asked the most when providing training about trans issues is how to use the correct pronouns and what to do if you get it wrong. The first thing to understand about this is that it is okay to make mistakes, it really is, because everyone makes them. I’m a trans mentor and cultural competency trainer and I still misgender people by accident.
In some sense, what to do is the easy part, but the real key is understanding why…
August 17th, 2016
By Anne Krapu
Given that the Russians have intentionally violated the security of the confidential digital data of both major American political parties with the intent of causing problems with our 2016 federal election, let’s be honest folks, we’re at war.
One of the downsides to democracy is that it is slow and messy. Russia and China can make decisions at the highest levels affecting the United States much more quickly than we can respond. If the U.S. President acts quickly, he…
August 17th, 2016
By Morplay Katana
morplaykatana@gmail.com
When you think of breakdancing, what do you see? Is it the Rock Steady Crew from NY? or maybe the scene in “Breakin’” with Turbo where he controls the broom with “magic” (read: fishing line), and Ozone teaching Special K the “street” side of dancing. Maybe it’s something more recent, like the Jabbawockeez dance crew as seen on Mtv and other movies like “Step Up: All In?”
Or maybe you have been lucky enough to catch the group…
August 17th, 2016
By Ben Haugmo
benhaugmo@yahoo.com
I move on from the Avian village, crates and chests looted in plain sight of the ambivalent feathery locals, to continue searching for surface caches of the mineral durasteel. On my way out of town I help one of the townsfolk by walloping a nearby bandit warlord. Things take a turn for the strange when I encounter a forest made up of, not trees, but what appear to be eyes on stalks. Well, the spaceship’s computer did say there was radiation in the…
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By Alicia Underlee NelsonMore than 1,000 pro-worker events are planned for Thursday, May 1 across the country, including rallies in Fargo-Moorhead, Grand Forks, Minot and Jamestown. East Grand Forks and Bismarck will host protests…
From concerts and car shows to Japanese art and Juneteenth celebrations, there's so much going on around the region this summer. This year's High Plains Reader Summer Events Calendar is back and bigger than ever. It's packed with…
June 21, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway N., Fargo“We Watch Shudder,” Fargo’s favorite horror podcasters, bring on the darkness during the longest day of the year. The Darkest Day of Horror Film Festival features…
By John Strandjas@hpr1.com One description that perhaps aptly describes the mental state of many lately is that they feel they are attached to a string. Or several strings. Call it the notion that people are played like puppets,…
By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comFor sale: White House in D.C. housing dung beetles and giant leechesI suspect someone close to Donald Trump has read “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,”because the Trump administration is…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com Holiday wine shopping shouldn’t have to be complicated. But unfortunately it can cause unneeded anxiety due to an overabundance of choices. Don’t fret my friends, we once again have you covered…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com After a very inspiring conversation with Kayla Houchin of Sonder Bakehouse a few weeks ago, I decided that it’s an appropriate time to write a column about some of the sweet people who are involved…
Mooncats and Pert Near Sandstone play Empire TheatreBy Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comThe MoonCats describe themselves as “Americonscious Campfire Folk.” They have a clear acoustic folk sound with a sense of whimsy — think…
By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com The writing/directing partnership of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck has to be one of the most curious cases of crazy connect-the-dots career moves in recent cinema. From short documentaries and…
By Raul Gomezraul@hpr1.com Minutes before Modern’s Celebration of Life opened its door at the Sons of Norway, I was fiddling with the bar computer, trying to pull up the playlists of Modern’s work I had set aside for the…
By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comHigh Plains Reader had the opportunity to interview two mysterious new game show hosts named Milt and Bradley Barker about an upcoming event they will be putting on at Brewhalla. What…
By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com AUSTIN, Texas – As a Chinese-American, connecting to my culture through food is essential, and no dish brings me back to my mother’s kitchen quite like hotdish. Yes, you heard me right –…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comNew Jamestown Brewery Serves up Local FlavorThere’s something delicious brewing out here on the prairie and it just so happens to be the newest brewery west of the Red River and east of the…
By Ellie Liveranieli.liverani.ra@gmail.com There appear to be differences in the incidence of mental illnesses between men and women. For example, women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, post-traumatic stress…
By Alicia Underlee NelsonProtests against President Trump’s policies and the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are planned across North Dakota and western Minnesota Friday, April 4 and…
By Vern Thompsonvern.thompson.nd7@gmail.com Our trucking business has me driving almost daily from gas plants in western North Dakota's oil patch to Canada. I haul natural gas liquids (NGLs) products we used to see flared off at…
